Dromgoole’s released a new collection of inks for the Portland PNW Pen Show. The set was a collaboration with Monteverde x Dromgoole’s Trailhead Coffee and Cathedral Grove (30ml ink set + 30ml Pen Flush for $23.04 – 0.25 per ml) and were inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Trailhead Coffee: Trailhead Coffee is a rich, earthy…
You might have wondered why I ordered a pencil from Cult Pens last week. And that would be because I was ordering a few other things that were 100% exclusive to Cult Pens so I threw the pencil in with the rest of the order, because why not? I was already paying shipping and tariffs…
While at the California Pen Show, I scooped up a bottle of the Ferris Wheel Press Festival Grove ink ($22.50). I admit that the name was appealing to me, still being cold and brownish February, I miss the green woodsy vibe of a Renaissance Fair. The ink base color is deep mossy green with a…
Robert Oster No Fixed Address ($26 for a 50ml bottle) is an unusual ink. It was originally created as a charity project. Oster donates to a charity for families in need that provides four meals for each bottle sold. It is a red ink with a blue iridescent shimmer which is truly unexpected. This ink…
Review by Tina Koyama I always say (to myself and others) that I’m not a sheeny, shiny, glittery gal (I’ve only ever purchased one bottle of shimmery ink, and I gave it away soon after). Obviously a liar, I recently found myself craving some sheeny, shiny, glittery watercolors. The Boku-Undo Gansai Watercolor Palette in the…
Two of my favorite things: Colorverse ink and anything featuring my hometown: Chicago… how could I resist? If I were to guess what color someone might create for an ink that embodies Chicago, I am not sure I would guess a dark purple/brown with shimmer particles. I might have thought of the sky blue from…
I was a real pr*ck this year when I picked my Inkmas inks. Ferris Wheel Press LadyRose in Gold ($20 for 38ml bottle) is the second ink I chose that is/was a limited edition ink. I didn’t do this to torture you, I promise. I just wanted to share some of my favorite inks with…
